Return of Recruited Soldiers

Item

Type

Contemporary Copy of Letter Signed

Title

Return of Recruited Soldiers

Description

Agreeable to Wolcott's request, Pierce encloses a return of the names of the men recruited by Capt. Samuel Granger and his officers, specifying the date enlisted.

short description

Return of recruited soldiers

year created

1786

month created

10

day created

25

author

sent from location

New York City

in image

notable person/group

Oliver Wolcott, Jr.
John Pierce
Captain Samuel Granger
Lieutenant Trowbridge
Thomas Watson

notable location

New York

notable item/thing

return of the names of the men recruited
inlistments
enlistments
account current

document number

1786102521001

page start

1

transcription

New York October 26, 1786
to Oliver Wollcott, Esq

New York October 25th, 1786

Sir,
Agreeably to your request of the 19 th Inf. I have inclosed you a return of the names of the Men recruited by Capt.Samuel Granger and his Officers specifying the date of their several Inlistments excepting Thos Watson which does (where time of Inlistment) not appear on the original return.

It is not in my power to inform you of the names of the Men enlisted by Lieut. Trowbridge as they are not specified in the return by the Account Current it appears that forty one of the the Men has been carried to his credit.

I am with respect etc
Yours

Jw. Pierce


Oliver Wollcott Jr. Esq

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (2 pages) CDU16 (2 pages) Collection: Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript file) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) B:21

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author John Pierce New York City [n/a]
Recipient Oliver Wolcott, Jr. [unknown] [n/a]